Military Malawi
Military branches: Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment),
Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,535,207 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,301,625 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $9.5 million (FY00/01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 0.76% (FY00/01)
Transnational Issues Malawi
Disputes - international: Malawi and Tanzania maintain a largely dormant dispute over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and current location of historical boundary in meandering Songwe River
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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